A towering coral reef has emerged from the depths of Australia’s northern waters, reshaping what scientists thought they knew ...

The study, ‘Local Environmental Filtering and Frequency of Marine Heatwaves Influence Decadal Trends in Coral Composition’, ...

Climate change is warming the whole planet, but the ocean is absorbing most of that heat. That’s bad news for creatures that are sensitive to temperature changes, like corals. When waters get too ...

As one of the world’s most biologically diverse countries, Vietnam understands the critical importance of preserving its rich ...

Australian authorities say the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral in four decades.

Today, unprecedented coral bleaching, a relatively new illness called stony coral tissue loss disease and other threats to corals are negatively impacting reef health across Belize, according to ...

The study team used drone surveys and in-water observations to monitor 20 reef sections at the island’s northern and southern ends. Bleaching had affected an average of 96 per cent of living coral.

Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great lengths to protect and restore them?

A pesky fish may be the culprit behind bleached tropical coral off the coast of the Florida Keys, according to research from the University of Georgia.

Why do people care about coral reefs? Why does their damage cause such concern and outrage? What drives people to go to great lengths to protect and restore them?

The coral was bred with Honduran and Florida Elkhorn in an effort to make a more heat-resistant coral.

Unprecedented levels of bleaching have wiped out coral and left “football fields of animal skeletons” at a major research station and reef system in Far North Queensland.